Monday, March 18, 2013

Adding Spring Accents to the Breakfast Table

Happy Friday, everyone! Do you have exciting plans for the weekend? I finally got around to setting our Spring breakfast table. Since our home is heavily Tuscan-influenced with rich, warm tones...bright pastels just really don't work. So, for Spring, I try to stick with more muted pastels and neutral tones. Essentially, the table is very simple. I used our everyday linens, dinnerware, crystal and silver, with the addition of a few seasonal pieces.

As you know, I am huge fan of the seasonal dinnerware at Williams-Sonoma, and this set of four dessert plates stole my heart...

These plates are from their 'Bunny Botanical' collection. Each plate is vintage-inspired and features a different bunny and botanical pattern.

At each place setting, I placed these crystal dessert cups that were a thrift find last year. I think I got 6 of them, for about 59¢ each.

I simply added some green moss that I already had, along with these eggs, also from Williams-Sonoma. They are actually ornaments, with the strings tucked into the moss.

The centerpiece is nothing more than a few hydrangeas and artichokes, with more of the easter egg ornaments tucked in...

The centerpiece sits in a wicker tray, also from Williams-Sonoma; and holds a scattering of eggs, surrounded by a bunny, birds, and a nest that I purchased at Pier One last year.

Finally, I finished everything off with some botanical napkins that I also purchased at Williams-Sonoma last year.

Each one is accented with some new napkin rings from Pottery Barn. They are antiqued silver, with the "Family and Friends" quote.

Did you detect a theme here? I love using tabletop items from Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn. They are so interchangeable; and often, you can transition the pieces from one season to another, by simply switching out your decorative accessories.

Hi Shenita, I immediately fell for these bunny botanicals! I know if I see them I will be so tempted to buy them too. Love, love, love the wide yellow band, it really pops on your white plates. Great find on the desert cups, love the moss and eggs. The centerpiece is perfect for this tablescape. Beautiful Shenita.Happy Spring.......

So pretty Shenita ~ I love the bunny plates, and I love WS. I have to stay away from that store! Your table is perfect for spring. I have a hard time with pastels too. I am sticking to green and white this year, I think:-)

Your spring table is wonderful! Your plates are too adorable and to die for! I love how you layered them with the other pretty plates too. This table is perfect for your lovely home. I'm so happy to hear from you dear Shenita! Have a happy St. Pat's weekend.FABBY

Shenita, oh my goodness, I love, love, love this table. I soooo need the bunny plates. They are out of this world. You really know how to rock out a table. I'm going to have to check out WS site. fondly ~Lynne~

HI Shenita! I love your beautifully set table. Those little bunny dishes are just precious! Your centerpiece is gorgeous too. Everything you do turns out so beautifully! I think I've told you that before! :) Thanks so much for popping in to see me and have a great weekend.Be a sweetie,Shelia ;)

Beautiful table Shenita...I love Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma....they always have such beautiful things and since they are the same company, I find that their products are similar...I just love those bunny plates...need to go to WS to check their new lines...I love the way you have "picture framed" your photos...Pic Monkey?....Have a great weekend...and so glad to have you back!!!

So pretty. I love your colors. I have a lot of reds and deep yellows. Pastels don't work here. You are so smart. I have tried to push them in or add tons to make it stand out. Never looks good. Your plates and soft brown tones look great! I love those napkin rings and plates!Karen

Lovely job Shenita :-) I do like those WS plates. Love the layering you've created and those napkin rings from PB! I've brought out my Easter things and hope to whip my decorating in shape this weekend. It's so much harder to get enthused when no kids are around anymore!

Williams-Sonoma...oh, how I miss shopping there! They have such beautiful things, and you always zero right in on the best! I couldn't love those napkins and dessert plates any more if I tried. They are just so representative of Spring and all the softness and newness that comes with it. Yet it works in the Tuscan environment. The crystal dessert cups are a great idea, and even better since you got them at such a fabulous price point! Muy bonita, Shenita. Hey...that rhymes! :-)

Yur table looks beautiful Shenita.The rabbit plates are so pretty! I have not been in WS lately. Did a little too much damage in there over theholidays so I have been staying away!

Your layering and your styling is always so pretty.No big plans for the St. Patrick's Day festivities around here!I am trying to play catch up for all the things I put on holdlast week when I was sick! Feeling much better now.Thanks to antibiotics!:)Enjoy your weekend Shenita!

Shenita, as soon as I clicked on this blog post, I smiled. There are those beautiful rabbit plates I saw at Williams-Sonoma yesterday. A couple years ago, I bought the adorable white bunny plates from Pottery Barn. What a lovely Easter table you created~

Beautiful table setting Shenita. The botanical bunny plates are so cute and the napkins and the PB rings I just adore. Gosh don't you just love this time of the year with all of the beautiful soft colors. You took nature and put it right on your dining table...absolutely gorgeous!!Wishing you a great week and Happy Spring my friend!!!XO Barbara

Shenita, your tablescape is fabulous! I'm loving the yellow on the bunny plates. I know what you mean about PB and W-S..love both. Thanks for dropping by today on my blog and leaving such a nice note.Helen

Hi lovely lady.I love those yellow bunny plates you found for your Tablescape! They are perfect for Easter. All of the special details you added to your table make it so charming!! I would like to thank you so much for your comments on my post. I hope you have a wonderful week with your family.XXOO Diane

I have those plates too. I had to call the catalog and have them direct me to a location that had more since everyone was sold out.. They are just precious. We just needed more as our Easter dinner grew in leaps and bounds!! I love how you used them in your table. the white plates are charming!! Love the centerpiece, it works so well with the plates. Happy Spring!! xo marlis

Shenita, this is the most charming table. Absolutely lovely! I think those plates are some of the cutest around. Gotta love William Sonoma! I'm echoing Becca above, but I want some of those napkin rings. Perfect for family and friends who come join at the holidays.

Beautiful table, Shenita! I love the bunny plates. I am making my annual Holy week trip to WS and PB outlets, the Easter will be marked down 60%. Can't wait to see what I find!So good to see you at Let's Dish! Hope you will be back tomorrow night at 7!

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Wife. Mother. Lifestyle Blogger. I'm a Southern girl, born and raised in Louisiana, who migrated to Texas, and loves everything about decorating and entertaining. I call my decor style a "gumbo". It's Southern style, with a twist. It's a dash of Tuscan, a splash of French, a pinch of Old World and a hint of Contemporary. I invite you to join me as I share my fabulous finds and lifestyle ideas.